Excerpt: ...you and his family; a dread that loving him as you do I might not fulfil all the exactions of your hearts; were not such fears relieved by the generous determination you have shown to approve his choice, -upon faith in him. To one who has known him so long and so well, I need not attempt to speak of my happiness in possessing such a heart, -nor of my infinite gratitude to the Giver of every good gift for bestowing upon me the power of rendering 175 him once more happy in the hope of a home, -so sacred and dear ...
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Excerpt: ...you and his family; a dread that loving him as you do I might not fulfil all the exactions of your hearts; were not such fears relieved by the generous determination you have shown to approve his choice, -upon faith in him. To one who has known him so long and so well, I need not attempt to speak of my happiness in possessing such a heart, -nor of my infinite gratitude to the Giver of every good gift for bestowing upon me the power of rendering 175 him once more happy in the hope of a home, -so sacred and dear to his loving nature by blessed memories to which I fervently pray to be found worthy to succeed. Receive again my thanks for your kind sympathy, with the assurance of my warm regards, -which I trust will not always be imprisoned in words, and with kindest remembrances to my other Portland friends, I remain sincerely and gratefully yrs Fanny E. Appleton . Henry sends his most affectionate regards and hopes, tho' faintly, to be soon able to visit his home, and talk over his future with you all.70 It is pleasant to record in connection with this sweet and high-minded letter, that a copy of "Hyperion" itself lies before me which is inscribed on the first page in pencil to "Miss Eliza A. Potter, from her affectionate friend and brother, the Author." That he preserved through life a warm friendliness toward all the kindred of his first wife is quite certain. 61 Life, ii. 8. 62 Beacon Biographies (Longfellow), p. 77. 63 Garrison's Memoirs, iii. 280. 64 Western MSS., Boston Public Library. 65 Life, ii. 20. 66 Scudder's Lowell, i. 93. 67 Correspondence of R. W. Griswold, p. 151. 68 MS. 69 White, Red, and Black, ii. 237. 70 MS. 176 CHAPTER XV ACADEMIC LIFE IN CAMBRIDGE There exists abundant evidence, to which the present writer can add personal testimony, in regard to Longfellow's success as an organizer of his immediate department of Harvard University and in dealing with his especial classes. He was assigned, for some reason, a...
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